Enrollment
246
Elementary
DISTRICT 124 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KITTITAS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530405000642
Kittitas Elementary School
501 N. Pierce Avenue, Kittitas, WA 98934 · (855) 380-8843 · Kittitas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Washington public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
132 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 121% larger than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Kittitas Elementary School→Kittitas High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kittitas School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
40.5%
WA avg 58.4% . -8.8pp since 2014
Math
43.1%
WA avg 51.2% . -9.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.5% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 48.8% | 47.9% |
| 2022-23 | 40.2% | 34.2% |
| 2021-22 | 49.6% | 36.1% |
| 2018-19 | 58.9% | 44.7% |
| 2017-18 | 47.3% | 45.3% |
| 2016-17 | 52.5% | 50.4% |
| 2015-16 | 59.1% | 51.4% |
| 2014-15 | 49.3% | 52.3% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Kittitas Elementary School
Kittitas Elementary School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kittitas Elementary School this school | 246 | 53.7% | 44.5% |
| Grapeview Elementary & Middle School Grapeview | 224 | 50.0% | 49.6% |
| Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School CATHLAMET | 272 | 57.7% | 43.8% |
| Columbia Crest A-STEM Academy Ashford | 209 | 58.4% | 41.6% |
| Jefferson Elementary PORT ANGELES | 245 | 59.2% | N/A |
| Tenino Elementary School Tenino | 293 | 58.4% | 42.3% |
Matched among Washington elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kittitas Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Kittitas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #533 of 936 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #583 of 1,103 ▼ 106 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #733 of 1,102 ▼ 202 | #5 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #321 of 928 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #1,052 of 1,268 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #474 of 1,085 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #991 of 1,088 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.7% | #560 of 1,169 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #465 of 778 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
246
+6 (+3%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 284
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 246 | 15.8 | 15.6:1 | 54% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 16.2 | 15.6:1 | 52% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 17 | 15.8:1 | 54% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 17 | 14.1:1 | 48% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 17.9 | 16.0:1 | 49% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 16 | 16.7:1 | 51% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 13 | 23.9:1 | 53% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 265 | 19 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 284 | 13 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kittitas Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (286 to 246); teachers down 12% (17.9 to 15.8).
About Kittitas Elementary School
Kittitas Elementary School is a small elementary school in Kittitas, Washington, under Kittitas School District. The school has 246 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Washington have about 380 students on average; enrollment here is 35% lower.
A total of 4 schools make up Kittitas School District, with 577 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Kittitas Elementary School, about 80 are White. It is also 18% Hispanic. Among Kittitas County residents, the White share is about 82%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kittitas Elementary School scores 33%.
With 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Washington is 17.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Kittitas Elementary School, 54% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Kittitas County average 46%.
Among Washington public elementary schools, Kittitas Elementary School outscored 34%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Kittitas Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Washington is predicted to score 44.2%. Kittitas Elementary School scores 44.5%, within a point of that line.
Looking at the county, Kittitas County, the median household earns about $73,804 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Kittitas County has 21 public schools with about 5,387 students, including Kittitas Elementary School.
Kittitas Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Kittitas B-5 Special Ed Program, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Kittitas Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Kittitas Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school grew from 240 students in 2020-21 to 246 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.1:1 to 15.6:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Kittitas Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Kittitas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,172
Census ACS
Median income
$73,804
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,387 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kittitas School District
- Kittitas High SchoolHigh · 318 students
- Parke Creek Treatment CtrHigh · 11 students
- Kittitas B-5 Special Ed ProgramElementary · 2 students
Other schools in Kittitas
- Kittitas High SchoolHigh · 318 students
- Kittitas B-5 Special Ed ProgramElementary · 2 students
Nearby schools
- Kittitas B-5 Special Ed Program0.0 mi · 2
- Kittitas High School0.4 mi · 318
- Valley View Elementary School4.8 mi · 408
- Parke Creek Treatment Ctr5.0 mi · 11
- Ellensburg Choice Schools5.0 mi · 148
- Ellensburg Open Doors5.1 mi · 38
Frequently asked questions
About Kittitas Elementary SchoolHow large is Kittitas Elementary School?
Kittitas Elementary School enrolls approximately 246 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Kittitas Elementary School serve?
Kittitas Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kittitas Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kittitas Elementary School is approximately 15.6:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kittitas Elementary School?
At Kittitas Elementary School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Kittitas Elementary School in?
Kittitas Elementary School is part of Kittitas School District.
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